Final stage of coronavirus vaccine paused after person gets 'mystery illness'

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‘We’re also learning more about this participant’s illness, and it’s important to have all the facts before we share additional information.’The pause is at least the second to occur among several vaccines that have reached large-scale final tests in the US.Temporary stoppages of large medical studies are relatively common. Few are made public in typical drug trials, but the coronavirus vaccine is being closely scrutinised due to the scale of the effort to find a viable jab.

Companies are required to investigate any serious or unexpected reaction that occurs during drug testing.One of the first steps the company said it would take would be to determine if the person received the vaccine or a placebo.

 

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